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大惊小怪大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài — to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

dà (fourth tone, falling) jīng (first tone, high and level) xiǎo (third tone, dipping) guài (fourth tone, falling)da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4

Traditional: 大驚小怪

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

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Meanings

  1. to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

    to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

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Character breakdown

  • 大
    dà (fourth tone, falling) dài (fourth tone, falling)

    big, large; (of age) old; greatly, very; (dài) only in 大夫 dàifu, a doctor

    3 strokesRadical 大
  • 小
    xiǎo (third tone, dipping)

    small, little; young, junior

    3 strokesRadical 小